Damn Yankees (Original Broadway Cast)
1955
Standard Broadway
Damn Yankees
Music & lyricsRichard Adler and Jerry Ross
Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
A retelling of the Faust legend set in 1950s baseball. Middle-aged Washington Senators fan Joe Boyd sells his soul to the devil, Mr. Applegate, to become young slugger Joe Hardy and lead his team past the New York Yankees. The seductress Lola is sent to keep him from backing out.
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